Dispensing apparatus



P 1934- F. F. MONTAG DISPENSING APPARATUS Filed Sept. 21, 1933 '5 RPM 4N1? END/ 5 3% FM, Mi

Another object of the invention is to provide Patented Sept. 4, 15234 1,972,425 DISPENSING APPARATUS Ferdinand F. Montag, Cleveland, Ohio Application September 21, 1933, Serial No. 690,454

8 Claims.

My invention relates in general to dispensing apparatus and more particularly to dispensing apparatus for tooth picks or similar articles.

The general object of my invention is to provide a tooth pick dispensing apparatus for individually dispensing tooth picks stored in a closed container to prevent contamination of the stored tooth picks prior to their use by manual contact therewith.

a tooth pick dispensing device having automatically actuated means adapted to pick up a single tooth pick from the contents of a closed container and expose the tooth pick openly to permit a person to use the dispensed tooth pick.

A further object of the invention is to provide atooth pick dispensing apparatus having a shiftable pointed pick up member for picking up a containeri' vide'a'tooth pick dispensing apparatus of the type described with a longitudinallyshiitable andaxially rotatable p ointedpick'up member adapted to pick up'a. tooth pick from the contents of a closed container and expose'the opposite ends of the tooth pickiby rotating said member so ,thatthe opposite ends of the toothpick which like characters'of reference indicate like parts throughout the several figures, of which 40 Fig. 1 represents a longitudinal sectional view through a tooth pick dispensing device according to the invention showing the pointed pick up member in raised position.

Fig. 2 represents a sectional view taken on single, tooth pick from the contents of a closed Fig. 6 a perspective .view, of "the guide member for the pick up piston shown in Fig. 5.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawing the tooth pick dispensing apparatus comprises an elongated hollow. glass member 2, provided with a widened base 3 for'supporting said member upon a flat surface. Member 2 stores in its chamber 4 a number of toothpicks whichare longitudinally packed into said chamber, parallel to the side walls 6 thereof. The side walls 6 intersect each other at 7 and guide the tooth picks towardrthe middle of chamber 4, thus causing the tooth picks to align with respect to a dispensing mechanism D, mounted upon the end walls 8 of chamber 4, which walls are rounded at their upper edges as at 9 to permit clamping of a.bot-'- tom plate 10 of device Dtheretoas will be later described. v u

The dispensing, mechanism D in general consists of aplunger 11 slidably andfrotatably guid- .Still another object of the invention is to pit-f ed in cylindficauy Shaped and longitudinally slotted sleeve member 12, whichmember is se-- cured at'itslower end to bottom plate 10 by means secured to said plunger and guided in slot 15 enters the inclined portion 16 thereof. A wire spring 18 coiled at 19 around a pin 20, mounted in oppositely bent arms 2 121 of a bracket 22, secured to bottom plate 10, encircles sleeve member 12 with its free'looped portion 23 and forces plunger 11 upwardly by pushing against pin 17, thus normally holding plunger'll in raised position." 'Plunger 11, preferably made of a tubing 17', carries at its lowerend a pointed member or needle 24, securely attached to the tubing by contracting the wall thereof upon said needle, or if desired the needle may beremovably or interchangeably secured; in place. Secured tothe upper end of piston 11, by a pin 26, is a freely rotatable knob 25. Pin 26, which extends axial 1y through the knob into the tubing 17, is formed with an enlarged head 27 adapted to seat in a recess 28 on said knob. A cover member 29, se-

cured to bottom plate 10 inanycustomary way v encloses the operating parts of the mechanism. This cover member is provided at itstop face 30 with a circular opening'31 snugly fitting sleeve member 12 to rigidly support said member in proper working position.

The supporting bottom plate 10 is perforated at 32 opposite sleeve member 12 to permit of plunger 11 being freely shifted downwardly into chamber 4 of member 2. A pair of lateral flanges 33 on plate 10 effect alignment of cover member 29 with said bottom plate and insure proper assembly of these parts. The opposite ends of plate 10 are half circularly bent at 34 and 35 to effect yielding clamping connection of said plate with the circular end walls 8 of memher 2, and one endof said plate is laterally extended as at 36 to facilitate clampin v attachment and detachment of dispensing mechanism D with member 2.

In dispensing operations the plunger 11 is man ually forced downwardly by pressure upon knob 25, so that the pointed needle 24 enters through perforation 32 into chamber 4 and finally pierces one of the tooth picks within said chamber; When the plunger is now released" spring. 18 forces the plunger and the pierced toothpick carried thereby upwardly. Close to the end of this upward movement when, pin l'l enters into the inclined portion 1 6 of slot. 15 theplungerand the tooth .pick' carried thereby are rotated so that the tooth pick is shifted to a rightangular position with respect to member 2; Such shift ing of thetooth pick is made possible by recessing the upper edges of side walls Sat 37, so that.

the opposite ends of the tooth pick canfreely ex;

tend at oppositesides of member 2. .The final; upward movement of plunger 11 causes stripping of the tooth pick from thepointed needle Zfl by bottom plate 10 so that the toothpick drops upon the recessed edges of member 2. Proper placing of the dispensedtoothpick is effected by narrow slots 33in the sidewalls 6. Preferably the depth of recesses 37 decreases towards the middle of member 2, as-at 39, toinsure proper placingof the stripped tooth pick in slot 38';

What I claim, is:

1. A dispensing device for dispensing, articles stored in a container comprising. :vertically shift able pickup means adapted to individuallypick up the articles in said containenmeans to auto-,

matically rotate the pick up meansQwhen shifted vertically, and meansto strip the lifted article from said pick up means after rotation thereof.

2. A dispensingdevice for dispensing articles comprising a container for storing articles therein, a vertically shiftable, pointed pickupdevice mounted upon said container adapted to indi-- vidually pick up articles stored 'in saidcontainer and lift same withrespect thereto, means to auto matically rotatesaid pick up device at theend of its vertical lifting movement and means-tc= strip the lifted article from said'lifting device after rotation thereof.

3. A dispensing device for dispensing article s" comprising a container open at its top adapted'tqstore articles therein, and a: dispensing mechanism mounted onsaid container above the opening thereof, said dispensing. mechanism includinga vertically shiftable, pointed pick up device. adapted to individually pick up and lift the articles in said container, means on said pick up dei vice to automatically rotate saidpick up device at the end of its lifting movement and means to stripthepicked up article from said pick updevice after its rotation.

an open top, end walls and convergingside walls,

recesses permitting free rotation of the tooth pick at the end of the pick up operation for free exposure of the opposite ends of said tooth pick through said-recesses.

.- .5. -A.- ,dispensing device for dispensing tooth picks comprising an elongated container including: an open top, end walls and converging side walls, arecessed portion in eachupper edge of saidsid'e walls extending from one end to the middle portion thereof, said recessed. portions being diametrically opposed, a narrow slot in the middle portionof each-edge of said side walls, and a pick. up mechanism seated upon the end walls of said container, saidpick up mechanism including a casing, a pointed pick up-plunger adapted to. be shifted verticallywith respectto said casing and extended through the wall thereof into said container to pick up tooth picks stored in said container, and. guiding means .for said plunger adapted to impart a rotatory movement to saidplunger at the end of its upward movement, said recesses permitting free rotation of a toothpick, picked up by said plunger and free exposure of the ends ofsaidtoothipick, and said narrow slot retaining said tooth pick in its exposed position p d 6. .A dispensing device for dispensing tooth picks comprising an elongated container" having diametrically arra'ngedrecesses in its upper edge extending. from one. end to the .middle portion of said upper edge, a narrowslot in the middle portion of oppositeiwalls of said container adjacent. said'recessed"portionsfthereof, and a pick up mechanism seated upon the upperedge of said container, said mechanism including a springpressed *pointed plunger and guiding 'means' adapted "to guide said plunger and'impart rotato'ry movement thereto, 'whensaid plunger adv'ances to a predetermined position.

7. A dispensing device for dispensing tooth picks as described inclaim 6, including a plunger having a'knob freely rotatably secured to its top portion. 1

- 8. A dispensing device, for dispensing" tooth pickscomprising an elongated container having diametrically arranged recesses in its upper edge extending from one end to the middle portion of said-upper edge and a narrow slot in the middle portion of opposite walls of said container adjacentthe recessed portions thereof, said slots being deeper than said recesses and said recesses decreasing in depth towards said slots, and a pick up mechanism seated upon the upper edge of said container, said mechanism. including a springpress ed pointed plunger and guiding means adapted to guide said plunger and impart rotavances to a predetermined position.

' FERDINAND F. MONTAG. 

